Chapter 424
81 – Ben
The only thought running through my head is what the f*ck is the Moon Goddess thinking?
It’s one thing to mate me and Elara and for us to find out the way that we did. But, to give Jason a human-witch mate a mate who’s actively working against my mate’s pack…seriously p>
“What do you want to do about Drake?” Elara asks looking between Jason and I. “He is clearly someone to the both of you.” Copyright © 2025 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions
“String him up in the cells, find your most violent pack member and we will violate him the same way he did Kennedy p>
Elara’s head snaps to me, I see it in my peripherals, but I can’t look. Her and I just came to an understanding. I cant take us backward because another thing that connects me to Ken has shown up.
“You said ‘violate.’ Do you mean p>
“Yes.” Jason and I both say before she can get all the words out. Ken never said it, but we all knew.
I feel her body heat rise and her skin ripples next to me, her wolf wants out and I won’t stop her.
She stalks forward, wrapping her fingers around Drake’s throat and forcing him to look her in the face.
“Why are you on my pack lands?” She asks, a hard edge to her voice.
“They won’t be yours much longer.” He sneers.
“What does the Ash and Ember Coven leader want with the land?” The witch on the ground gasps but doesn’t look up.
I see Drake’s eyes widen a fraction before he schools his face. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He lies, terribly.
Elara lets her claws extend into the soft skin just below his jaw. “That is the wrong answer.” She growls and lets her aura out. I see when it takes hold of him. He’s fighting it, but he won’t win. Elara hates using her aura, and she’s been holding back all of her frustrations. She now has a target and he’s daring her to unleash on him. He huffs a dark laugh like he isn’t scared. I can’t see her face but I feel the animosity roll through her. “It’s too bad I agree with my mate and you deserve to suffer.” I can smell his blood as she digs her claws in for good measure. “Now tell me what that coven leader wants with my pack.” She growls close to his face, another burst of aura overwhelms him.
“I don’t f*cking know!” He gasps. “She doesn’t tell me anything, except to guard this one.” He flicks his chin towards the girl.
“Still bullsh*t, but we will come back to you.” Elara drops him and turns her aura onto the witch.
The girl cowers back towards the tree she’s tied to, as if she can escape the same wrath. Her fear is real, that much I can smell. I can also feel Jason’s turmoil. His pack loyalty warring with the implicit loyalty he feels toward his mate.
“And you?” Elara keeps her tone harsh, but she squats in front of the mousy-looking girl, getting on her eye level. Where Drake looks rough, like he’s spent the better part of a week outside, this girl looks malnourished and sickly. She has been taught to fear our kind, that much is obvious. “Let’s start with your name p>
“Ju Ju Juliette. My name is Juliette. Please don’t kill me.” She whimpers again.
Elara’s voice is stern, but not hateful. “We’ll have to see what kind of information you are willing to trade for your life.” Juliette whimpers, and curls further into herself. “Are you capable of walking or is Jason going to have to carry you?” Juliette lets out a sob.
“She’s scared and I don’t want to make it worse, regardless of her involvement. I want to know for
certain if she is or is not a willingnet
participant.” Elara links both Jason and She may not know or understand mates, but she will feel
the ma
more calm i Jason takes her. Use bond to keep her fear and panic under control until we can get to Marietta and Brianna. Hopefully witnessing us work with other witches will settle her down so we can get answers p>
“I don’t want to force the bond on her.” Jason resists. He hasn’t moved from his position the whole time we have been here.
“Right now, I don’t think she will come with us without it. Look at her, Jason. Look at what someone has done to your mate. Whether you want her or not, she has been neglected, abused or worse. If she is innocent, we need to get her to a coven who will care for her. If she is part of the problem, we have a whole other set of issues to deal with p>
Jason’s wolf growls in his chest and Juliette jolts and starts to shiver harder; proving Elara’s point. She seems to have a good natural read on people. Jason won’t disobey an Alpha’s order, no matter how much he wants to right now. He just needs to come to terms with this, for now. I move over to Drake and punch him hard for good measure then remove the bindings from the tree. This idiot tries to resist and scramble away, giving Elara a reason to kick him as I drag him to the back of the SUV. The straps Jason used have Silver cords sewn to the inside, limiting a wolf’s strength, he wasn’t going to get very far even if he did manage to get away from me.
I unceremoneously thrown him into the back of the SUV, bind his feet and tie up his arms from one of the reinforced handholds. When he starts shouting profanities at us and Juliette, Elara tears a strip off an old, unwashed pair of shorts and ties a gag in his mouth, then slams the hatch.
“I don’t want to go with you. Please just let me leave and you’ll never see me again.” Juliette cries as Jason carries her bridal style. Thıs text ıs hosted at ~net
“That would be the problem, sweetheart. We need you to turn off whatever is f*cking up our lives.” I hold the door open and Jason sets her in the back passenger seat. Before he can even get the door closed, she scrambles to the other side only to find Elara waiting for her. Copyright © 2025 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions
“You have two options right now, girlfriend. Your mate can sit next to you, which will be infinitely more comfortable, or I can. If I sit
here, you are going to start
You will, however sit your ass down and not make this drive dangerous for any of us. Are we clear?” Juliette scoots back into the seat and Elara slams the door before rounding the front of the vehicle and passing me.
answering questions imme
“So I am very into the dominant female thing you have going on today.” I laugh at
her.
“Shut up! You aren’t getting any until we get some answers p>
“Really? That’s how you are going to play this out p>
“I should put money on how quickly you can get things accomplished p>
“We have sh*t to do, can you two flirt later?” Jason grumbles.
We climb in. I drive off as Elara gets her phone out.